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This practical book provides comprehensive and up to date information of the detection and management of hypertension in pregnant women. Written especially for those at the fromt end of obstetric management - general practitioners, midwives, and junior hospital doctors - it deals with the essentials in a user friendly format. Chapters include: * Definitions and classifications * Epidemiology * Investigation of pregnancy induced hypertensive disorders * Treatment of hypertension in pregnancy * Prevention of the development of pre-eclampsia * Intensive care of the pre-eclamptic and eclamptic patient * Follow up * Rare causes All those managing pregnant women need to be alert to the development of hypertension and the concomitant risk of full blown pre-eclampsia. This authoritative handbook is an invaluable aid to both prevention and management of all eventualities.